Vietnamese -American piano child prodigy to perform in HCM City

Five year-old Vietnamese - American piano child prodigy Evan Le will come back to Vietnam in December for a performance in HCM City (Photo on facebook page of Evan Le)

HCM City (VNA) - Vietnamese - American pianist child prodigy Evan Le will
perform in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 during his first visit to Vietnam.

Evan Le will
perform at the SOUL Christmas Charity Concert located at the SOUL Live Project
in district 3 of HCM City. The proceeds of the concert will go to the Trinh
Cong Son Foundation to help talented Vietnamese children who are passionate
about music.

The 5-year old will sing two songs written by musician Trinh Cong
Son. He will also play piano with Vietnamese pianist Tuan Manh.

“I was excited to watch him perform. I watched his performances on
US television and I was very impressed and proud that he has Vietnamese origin,”
said Trinh Vinh Trinh, sister of Trinh Cong Son.

Singer Thanh Bui, who invited Evan Le to perform in Vietnam, said:
“Bringing the world to Vietnam, and then bringing Vietnam back to the world and
connecting the Vietnamese community to the world. That is the important thing I
am determined to do. To do this, inviting international talents to Vietnam is
very important. If young talents in Vietnam meet Evan Le, they will be
encouraged to pursue their passion”.

“In Vietnam, some people think classical music is obsolete. But
classical music is very important. We should understand the value of classical
music to honour it,” he said.

At five years
old and having studied the piano for just two years, Evan Le is regarded as a
child prodigy by fans when they watch him play music by Mozart, J.S. Bach, Beethoven
and Alberto Ginastera.

Born to parents without any background in music,
Evan’s musical journey was not easy. However, he was attracted to
the music at a very young age. By the time Evan was three, he was able to
listen to simple nursery rhymes and play similar tunes on the piano, at first
with one hand and then with both. In December 2014, Evan had his
first piano lesson. Besides having perfect pitch, Evan reads and memorises music
pieces incredibly fast. In addition, his ability to compose has amazed his
teachers.

Even though he was born in the US, he speaks Vietnamese fluently. Besides playing
piano masterpieces, he loves singing and playing Vietnamese music.

Last year, at the age of 4, he won third prize at the Vstar Kids
event in the US, with only seven months of piano experience. Since then he
became a Youtube phenomenon, with his videos attracting millions of views.

In July 2016, he won first prize at the
Southwestern Youth Music Festival, an annual music competition in California,
which is devoted to children aged 11 and under.

In June 2016, he won first place at the MTAC
Orange County Piano Competition which was organised by Music Teachers’
Association of California,.

In the show Little Big Shots on the NBC television channel, after
Evan Le played Turkish March, Steve Harvey was amazed and carried the child in
his arms when they were on the stage.-VNA